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hi out there I am brand new to this forum. I am also new to tractor restoration. Getting right down to bussiness this past winter i rebuilt a super w6 engine and put in a farmall m. This project went relitivly well but i dont seem to have any charge out of my generator. It was rebuilt by a local dealer and after running the tractor at full rpm my gauge doesnt register anything. i can get a few good starts out of the battery but it doesent seem to maintane a charge. I relize 6 volt won't give you the same cranking power as 12 volt but it should sart the tractor every time. if any one has advise on this matter i am all ears.

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take a jumper wire and touch the armature/gen terminal to power.it will momentarily spark.That polarizes the system and usually will make a system that has had something disconnected start charging

If it doesn't charge ground the field terminal on the regulator or right on the generator.Thats what the system requires for full output so watch the amp gauge to see if it works.if it doesn't charge with the fields grounded you have generator problems.If it charges you have regulator trouble.

If yours is an older unit it may have a cutout that controls the charging manually like 664 Cdn states.In that case turn the light switch to the" H" position

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take a jumper wire and touch the armature/gen terminal to power.it will momentarily spark.That polarizes the system and usually will make a system that has had something disconnected start charging

If it doesn't charge ground the field terminal on the regulator or right on the generator.Thats what the system requires for full output so watch the amp gauge to see if it works.if it doesn't charge with the fields grounded you have generator problems.If it charges you have regulator trouble.

If yours is an older unit it may have a cutout that controls the charging manually like 664 Cdn states.In that case turn the light switch to the" H" position

i will try the polerizing and grounding the feild terminal. next time i am at the farm

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Farmall 400 is our smallest tractor, don't no much about an M but I don't think their was much difference. I would dump the generator,regulator and six volt stuff. I'll keep this short cheaper number one number two your tractor will start no matter what hot or cold or if it sets for months.

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600 cca is very small for a 6 volt battery esp for a 264 cube engine. I put 770-800 cca batteries in a W4 or H and they are a physically smaller sized battery.The generator does not need to be grounded unless the regulator is mounted on top of it.

Just like hp debates I see no reason the convert to 12 volts if everything is in tip top condition. That said if your starter is worn and the battery and cables etc are poor it will turn slowly on 6 volts. 6 volt systems need to be maintianed properly and they work just fine IMHO

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600 cca is very small for a 6 volt battery esp for a 264 cube engine. I put 770-800 cca batteries in a W4 or H and they are a physically smaller sized battery.The generator does not need to be grounded unless the regulator is mounted on top of it.

Just like hp debates I see no reason the convert to 12 volts if everything is in tip top condition. That said if your starter is worn and the battery and cables etc are poor it will turn slowly on 6 volts. 6 volt systems need to be maintianed properly and they work just fine IMHO